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Seed Bomb
タネばくだん Seed Bomb
Type  Grass
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Clever
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Clever
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Seed Bomb (Japanese: タネばくだん Seed Bomb) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation IV.

It is:

Effect

Seed Bomb inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. It does not affect targets with Bulletproof.

Seed Bomb can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if Rototiller was used in the prior turn.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Seed Bomb is now a multistrike move with 35 power that fires four seeds in front of the user, sweeping from left to right, that explode when they hit the ground or a target.

Category  Physical
Accuracy  100%
Standard Plus Move
Power  35  42
Cooldown  7s
Move wind-up time  15 frames
Effect duration  —s
Additional effect
 —
 —
 —
None

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR The user slams a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the foe from above.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
The user slams a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the target from above.
SV The user attacks by slamming a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the target from above.
ZA The user attacks by slamming a barrage of large, hard-shelled seeds down on targets from above.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0001 Bulbasaur
Monster
Grass
37 37 37 37 18 18 18
0002 Ivysaur
Monster
Grass
20 20 20
0003 Venusaur
Monster
Grass
20 20 20
0100 Voltorb
Voltorb
Hisuian Form

Mineral 34
0101 Electrode
Electrode
Hisuian Form

Mineral 34
0103 Exeggutor
Grass 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0103 Exeggutor
Exeggutor
Alolan Form

Grass 1 1 1
0191 Sunkern Grass 45 45BW
43B2W2
43 43 43 39
0192 Sunflora Grass 1
0285 Shroomish Fairy
Grass
41 41 41XY
36ORAS
36 36 36
0286 Breloom
Fairy
Grass
41 41 41XY
44ORAS
44 44 44
0455 Carnivine Grass 47
0511 Pansage Field 22 22 22
0512 Simisage Field 1 1 1
0650 Chespin Field 32 32 32
0651 Quilladin Field 35 35 20
0652 Chesnaught
Field 35 35 35
0672 Skiddo Field 30 30 30
0673 Gogoat Field 30 30 30
0710 Pumpkaboo
Pumpkaboo
All forms

Amorphous 48 48 32
0711 Gourgeist
Gourgeist
All forms

Amorphous 48 48 32
0797 Celesteela
No Eggs Discovered 47
0906 Sprigatito Field
Grass
17
0907 Floragato Field
Grass
20
0908 Meowscarada
Field
Grass
20
0928 Smoliv
Grass 27
0929 Dolliv
Grass 29
0930 Arboliva
Grass 29
0948 Toedscool
Grass 32
0949 Toedscruel
Grass 34
0951 Capsakid Grass 44 44
0952 Scovillain
Grass 44 44
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By TM/TR/Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
Tutor
0001 Bulbasaur
Monster
Grass
0002 Ivysaur
Monster
Grass
0003 Venusaur
Monster
Grass
0023 Ekans Field
Dragon
0024 Arbok Field
Dragon
0043 Oddish
Grass
0044 Gloom
Grass
0045 Vileplume
Grass
0046 Paras
Bug
Grass
0047 Parasect
Bug
Grass
0052 Meowth Field
0052 Meowth
Meowth
Alolan Form
Field
0052 Meowth
Meowth
Galarian Form
Field
0053 Persian Field
0053 Persian
Persian
Alolan Form
Field
0056 Mankey Field
0057 Primeape Field
0069 Bellsprout
Grass
0070 Weepinbell
Grass
0071 Victreebel
Grass
0100 Voltorb
Voltorb
Hisuian Form

Mineral
0101 Electrode
Electrode
Hisuian Form

Mineral
0102 Exeggcute
Grass
0103 Exeggutor
Grass
0103 Exeggutor
Exeggutor
Alolan Form

Grass
0114 Tangela Grass
0143 Snorlax Monster
0151 Mew No Eggs Discovered
0152 Chikorita Monster
Grass
0153 Bayleef Monster
Grass
0154 Meganium Monster
Grass
0182 Bellossom Grass
0187 Hoppip
Fairy
Grass
0188 Skiploom
Fairy
Grass
0189 Jumpluff
Fairy
Grass
0190 Aipom Field
0191 Sunkern Grass
0192 Sunflora Grass
0204 Pineco Bug
0205 Forretress
Bug
0216 Teddiursa Field
0217 Ursaring Field
0223 Remoraid Water 1
Water 2
0224 Octillery Water 1
Water 2
0225 Delibird
Water 1
Field
0226 Mantine
Water 1
0231 Phanpy Field
0232 Donphan Field
0251 Celebi
No Eggs Discovered
0252 Treecko Monster
Dragon
0253 Grovyle Monster
Dragon
0254 Sceptile Monster
Dragon
0263 Zigzagoon Field
0263 Zigzagoon
Zigzagoon
Galarian Form

Field
0264 Linoone Field
0264 Linoone
Linoone
Galarian Form

Field
0270 Lotad
Water 1
Grass
0271 Lombre
Water 1
Grass
0272 Ludicolo
Water 1
Grass
0273 Seedot Field
Grass
0274 Nuzleaf
Field
Grass
0275 Shiftry
Field
Grass
0279 Pelipper
Water 1
Flying
0285 Shroomish Fairy
Grass
0286 Breloom
Fairy
Grass
0287 Slakoth Field
0288 Vigoroth Field
0289 Slaking Field
0315 Roselia
Fairy
Grass
0316 Gulpin Amorphous
0317 Swalot Amorphous
0326 Grumpig Field
0331 Cacnea Grass
Human-Like
0332 Cacturne
Grass
Human-Like
0335 Zangoose Field
0336 Seviper Field
Dragon
0345 Lileep
Water 3
0346 Cradily
Water 3
0357 Tropius
Monster
Grass
0387 Turtwig Monster
Grass
0388 Grotle Monster
Grass
0389 Torterra
Monster
Grass
0406 Budew
No Eggs Discovered
0407 Roserade
Fairy
Grass
0413 Wormadam
Wormadam
Plant Cloak

Bug
0417 Pachirisu Field
Fairy
0420 Cherubi Fairy
Grass
0421 Cherrim Fairy
Grass
0424 Ambipom Field
0446 Munchlax No Eggs Discovered
0455 Carnivine Grass
0459 Snover
Monster
Grass
0460 Abomasnow
Monster
Grass
0465 Tangrowth Grass
0470 Leafeon Field
0492 Shaymin
Shaymin
All forms
No Eggs Discovered
0495 Snivy Field
Grass
0496 Servine Field
Grass
0497 Serperior Field
Grass
0504 Patrat Field
0505 Watchog Field
0509 Purrloin Field
0510 Liepard Field
0511 Pansage Field
0512 Simisage Field
0538 Throh Human-Like
0540 Sewaddle
Bug
0541 Swadloon
Bug
0542 Leavanny
Bug
0546 Cottonee
Grass
Fairy
0547 Whimsicott
Grass
Fairy
0548 Petilil Grass
0549 Lilligant Grass
0549 Lilligant
Lilligant
Hisuian Form

Grass
0556 Maractus Grass
0568 Trubbish Mineral
0569 Garbodor Mineral
0572 Minccino Field
0573 Cinccino Field
0585 Deerling
Deerling
All forms

Field
0586 Sawsbuck
Sawsbuck
All forms

Field
0590 Foongus
Grass
0591 Amoonguss
Grass
0597 Ferroseed
Grass
Mineral
0598 Ferrothorn
Grass
Mineral
0640 Virizion
No Eggs Discovered
0650 Chespin Field
0651 Quilladin Field
0652 Chesnaught
Field
0669 Flabébé
Flabébé
All forms
Fairy
0670 Floette
Floette
All main forms
Fairy
0670 Floette
Floette
Eternal Flower
No Eggs Discovered
0671 Florges
Florges
All forms
Fairy
0672 Skiddo Field
0673 Gogoat Field
0694 Helioptile
Monster
Dragon
0695 Heliolisk
Monster
Dragon
0702 Dedenne
Field
Fairy
0708 Phantump
Grass
Amorphous
0709 Trevenant
Grass
Amorphous
0710 Pumpkaboo
Pumpkaboo
All forms

Amorphous
0711 Gourgeist
Gourgeist
All forms

Amorphous
0716 Xerneas No Eggs Discovered
0722 Rowlet
Flying
0723 Dartrix
Flying
0724 Decidueye
Flying
0724 Decidueye
Decidueye
Hisuian Form

Flying
0733 Toucannon
Flying
0734 Yungoos Field
0735 Gumshoos Field
0753 Fomantis Grass
0754 Lurantis Grass
0755 Morelull
Grass
0756 Shiinotic
Grass
0761 Bounsweet Grass
0762 Steenee Grass
0763 Tsareena Grass
0764 Comfey Grass
0766 Passimian Field
0775 Komala Field
0787 Tapu Bulu
No Eggs Discovered
0797 Celesteela
No Eggs Discovered
0810 Grookey Field
Grass
0811 Thwackey Field
Grass
0812 Rillaboom Field
Grass
0819 Skwovet Field
0820 Greedent Field
0830 Eldegoss Grass
0841 Flapple
Grass
Dragon
0842 Appletun
Grass
Dragon
0862 Obstagoon
Field
0863 Perrserker Field
0870 Falinks Fairy
Mineral
0877 Morpeko
Field
Fairy
0893 Zarude
Zarude
All forms

No Eggs Discovered
0898 Calyrex
Calyrex
All forms

No Eggs Discovered
0901 Ursaluna
Field
0901 Ursaluna
Ursaluna
Bloodmoon

Field
0906 Sprigatito Field
Grass
0907 Floragato Field
Grass
0908 Meowscarada
Field
Grass
0909 Fuecoco Field
0910 Crocalor Field
0911 Skeledirge
Field
0915 Lechonk Field
0916 Oinkologne
Oinkologne
All forms
Field
0923 Pawmot
Field
0924 Tandemaus Field
Fairy
0925 Maushold
Maushold
All forms
Field
Fairy
0927 Dachsbun Field
Mineral
0928 Smoliv
Grass
0929 Dolliv
Grass
0930 Arboliva
Grass
0931 Squawkabilly
Squawkabilly
All forms

Flying
0942 Maschiff Field
0943 Mabosstiff Field
0945 Grafaiai
Field
0946 Bramblin
Grass
0947 Brambleghast
Grass
0948 Toedscool
Grass
0949 Toedscruel
Grass
0951 Capsakid Grass
0952 Scovillain
Grass
0955 Flittle Flying
0956 Espathra Flying
0972 Houndstone Field
0979 Annihilape
Field
0986 Brute Bonnet
No Eggs Discovered
1001 Wo-Chien
No Eggs Discovered
1011 Dipplin
Grass
Dragon
1017 Ogerpon
Ogerpon
All forms
No Eggs Discovered
1019 Hydrapple
Grass
Dragon
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0187 Hoppip
Fairy
Grass
0285 Shroomish Fairy
Grass
0315 Roselia
Fairy
Grass
0331 Cacnea Grass
Human-Like
0387 Turtwig Monster
Grass
0406 Budew
Fairy
Grass
0420 Cherubi Fairy
Grass
0459 Snover
Monster
Grass
0556 Maractus Grass
0597 Ferroseed
Grass
Mineral
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0069 Bellsprout
Grass Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0114 Tangela Grass Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0231 Phanpy Field Dream World - Rugged Mountain
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDTDS 16 - 11 - 88% - Front Enemy Yes
BSL 16 - 11 - 88% - Front Enemy Yes
MDGtI 15 99 16 50 90% 98% Front Enemy Yes
SMD 15 99 16 40 90% 98% Front Enemy Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon GO

 Seed Bomb
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 55
Energy cost 33
Duration 2.1 seconds
Damage window 1.2 - 1.9 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 55
Energy cost 40
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Max Battles
Power Level 1: 250
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 350
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
BulbasaurOddishParasWeepinbellExeggcuteExeggutor (Alolan Form)ExeggutorHoppipSunkernCelebiShroomishBreloomCacneaTurtwigCherubiSnivyPansageSewaddleCottoneeWhimsicottPetililTrubbishGarbodorDeerling (Spring Form)Deerling (Summer Form)Deerling (Autumn Form)Deerling (Winter Form)ChespinSkiddoGogoatPhantumpTrevenantGourgeistRowletDartrixMorelullShiinoticFlappleAppletunMorpekoMorpekoSmolivDollivArbolivaToedscoolToedscruelDipplinHydrapple
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
Smeargle
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 30 → 40
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 40 → 55
    • Duration: 2.4 → 2.1 seconds
    • Damage window: 1.3 - 1.8 → 1.2 - 1.9 seconds
Trainer battles
  • June 1, 2023
    • Power: 55 → 60
    • Energy cost: 40 → 45
  • June 3, 2024
    • Power: 60 → 65
  • September 2, 2025
    • Power: 65 → 55
    • Energy cost: 45 → 40

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Seed Bomb
★★★★
Attack power 59.61046
Charge time 0.86 seconds
Range type Explosion Shot
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Pokémon Masters EX

Name Category Move gauge cost MP
(uses)
Base power Max power Accuracy Target Effect tag Description Playable sync pair(s)
Seed Bomb Physical 3 100 120 100% An opponent No additional effect. Dawn & Turtwig/Grotle/Torterra
Blue & Exeggutor
Rosa (Academy) & Deerling
Arezu & Lilligant
Scottie/Bettie & Bellsprout/Weepinbell/VictreebelEgg (Strike role only)
Scottie/Bettie & Exeggcute/ExeggutorEgg (Strike role only)
Scottie/Bettie & Serperior (in Victory Road)

Pokémon UNITE

Seed Bomb
Pokémon Move Icon Image Level Learned Cooldown Description

Venusaur
1 or 3 6s Hurls a large seed at the designated area, dealing damage to opposing Pokémon in the area of effect.

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy.


In animation

Pokémon animated series


Torterra

Simisage

Chesnaught

Dolliv
The user fires large explosive seeds at the target.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Torterra Torterra opens its mouth and a white orb is seen inside of it. It then fires multiple glowing white seeds from its mouth that explode on impact.
Maury's Torterra The Rise of Darkrai Debut
Simisage A green light forms in Simisage's hands, becoming a seed. It then throws the seed at the opponent, exploding on impact; or, Simisage opens its mouth and fires multiple glowing green seeds from its mouth that explode on impact.
Angus's Simisage The Clubsplosion Begins! None
Gourgeist Gourgeist opens its mouth and fires multiple glowing green seeds from its mouth that explode on impact.
Count Pumpka's steward's Gourgeist A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell? None
Jessie's Gourgeist Over the Mountain of Snow! None
Venusaur The center of Mega Venusaur's flower starts to glow white. It then fires multiple glowing green seeds from its flower that explode on impact.
A Trainer's Venusaur Mega Evolution Special IV None
Breloom Breloom opens its mouth and fires multiple glowing green seeds from its mouth that explode on impact.
A wild Breloom A Windswept Encounter! None
Chesnaught Chesnaught opens its mouth and fires multiple glowing green seeds from its mouth that explode on impact.
Chapman's Chesnaught A Watershed Moment! None
Rowlet Rowlet puts a rock inside its mouth and spits it out as a white ball surrounded in an orange aura at the opponent.
Ash's Rowlet No Stone Unturned! Uses an Everstone
as the projectile
Vileplume Vileplume creates several glowing green seeds over its head and sends them rolling towards the opponent. When the seeds reach the opponent, they explode.
A wild Vileplume Secrets of the Jungle None
Exeggutor Exeggutor creates several glowing green seeds over its heads and sends them rolling towards the opponent. When the seeds reach the opponent, they explode.
A wild Exeggutor Secrets of the Jungle None
Exeggcute Exeggcute creates several glowing green seeds over its heads and sends them rolling towards the opponent. When the seeds reach the opponent, they explode.
A wild Exeggcute Secrets of the Jungle None
Ludicolo Ludicolo creates several glowing green seeds over its head and sends them rolling towards the opponent. When the seeds reach the opponent, they explode.
A wild Ludicolo Secrets of the Jungle None
Nuzleaf Nuzleaf creates several glowing green seeds over its head and sends them rolling towards the opponent. When the seeds reach the opponent, they explode.
A wild Nuzleaf Secrets of the Jungle None
Dolliv Dolliv fires a glowing green seed from each of its olive fruits at the opponent. The seeds explode on impact.
Brassius's Dolliv Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 種子炸彈 Júngjí Jadáan *
種子爆彈 Júngjí Baaudáan *
Mandarin 種子炸彈 / 种子炸弹 Zhǒngzǐ Zhàdàn *
種子爆彈 / 种子爆弹 Zhǒngzǐ Bàodàn *
Dutch Zaad Bom
French Canon Graine
German Samenbomben
Greek Σποροβόμβες Sporovómves
Hindi सीड बम Seed Bomb
Indonesian Bom Benih
Italian Semebomba
Korean 씨폭탄 Ssi Poktan
Norwegian Frøbombe
Polish Bomba Nasienna
Portuguese Brazil Bomba de Sementes
Portugal Bomba Semente
Russian Семя-Бомба Semya-Bomba
Spanish Latin America Bomba Semilla
Spain Bomba Germen
Thai ระเบิดเมล็ดพืช Raboet Maletphuet
Turkish Tohum Bombası
Vietnamese Bom Hạt Mầm*
Bom Hạt Giống*


Variations of the move Drill Peck
Drill PeckStrengthDragon ClawSeed BombX-Scissor
Power Gem
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215
216217218219220221222223224225226227228229
ZA
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107
Added in ZA 2.0.0
108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126
127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145
146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160
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